The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-04

ing, in Florida, to see his son, William, who
was quite sick. The doctor returned home
on the steamboat, bringing Billie with him,
who has fully recovered. Doctor Wardell
is 50 years old, and passes anywhere for 33.
He is chief of the fire department, and the
most active man in that celebrated corps.
A few weeks ago DR.. Lockhart, of Mill
edgevlle was attacked at night by parties
! who sprang from the roadside and the doc
tor received two knife wounds at their
hands. 1t seems that the ennIity of the at
lacking parties continues still, from com
municatiou the doctor received day or so
ago. The tenor of the note was to the effect
that the ear-splitting was given as a warn
ing and if the doctor didn't make himself
scarce in these parts his throat would be the
next part of his organism on which TO il
lustrate scientific carving. The doctor
insists on his innocence of any wrong and
expresses his determination to face the
music"
AT Atlanta for some months large force
of hands have been employed at the water
works, engaged in the construction of an
immense brick and stone water basin, in
which the water supply of the city was to
be put through ftltering process. A few
| days ago the basin was completed at q cost
| of S54 600 Friday one of the sides of the
basin gave way and the large volume of
water contained in it washed over the ruins
|
| 1t would cost $4,000 to repair the wall 1t
is stated that the basin, although completed,
had not been turned over by the contractors
to the city, and In consequence the con-
tractors will have to bear the loss
A terrible tragedy occurred on the plan
tation Of Lucius T. G. Lovelace near West
! Point, on Wednesday of last week, at II
o'clock, M, the victim of which, billiard
Holstun, now lies in bloody grave, while
1 tl1ex .Szf
| at large. Both were colored men, and
brothers-in-law. Bad blood, it seems, ex-
isted between the men, on account of Hol-
| stuns treatment of his wife, who is Story's
sister. On Wednesday, while they were at
| dinner, Storyis fell purpose of murder for
the crime has every appearance of having
been deliberately planned eliminated in a
fierce attack, which resulted in Holstun's
death on Friday morning at l o'clock.
The Agricultural Department compiled
| the crop reports of its correspondents yester-
day, and the following is given as the av-
erage condition and prospects of crops for
| the State: Sept l, cotton 50, corn 81, rice
| 50, sugar cane 96, sweet potatoes 81, tobacco
| "a; number Of stock hogs as compared with
last year 30; condition of hogs 9S. Cater
| pillars are reported as having made their
| appearance in all sections of the State, being
noticed in North Georgia from Aug IL to
20; Middle Georgia, Aug. 20; Southwest
| Georgia. July to Aug 10; East Georgia,
| Aug. = to 25 Southeast Georgia, Aug. 10.
| Complaints Of rust and shedding as a result
| of the excessive rains of the latter part of
July and early part of August are general.
| The weather has been favorable for picking,
and the work of gathering the cotton crop
is being pushed.
A Mr.. Walden lives beyond McDonough,
in the upper part of Henry county, and is a
well-known and successful farmer While
working in his field he noticed dog acting
as il he had the rabies, and broke to run as
he had no weapon to defend himself from
the brute. The dog made hot pursuit, and
Mr.. Walden, in looking back over his
shoulder, stumbled and fell, when the dog
made a savage attack ON him, terribly
decorating his left arm. The dog was a
powerful beast, but after long struggle, in
which he was bitten in several places besides
his arm. Walden succeeded in killing the
dog. Mr.. Walden was satisfied that the
dog was mad, and as soon as he could get
his wounds dressed, proceeded to Atlanta
for the purpose of securing the best possible
medical attention.
Near Smithville ON Saturday evening last
c@lored man, claiming to be possessed of
supernatural powers, took q small iron pot,
| filed with water, beneath which he built a
fire, stating that as soon as the water
boiled he would show them something won
derful. A half dozen lounging darkies
stood near waiting for the show to open,
and great was their surprise, when the
water in the pot commenced to simmer, to
see a frog leap out and stand unscathed on
terra firma. There appeared to be nothing
in the pot when the water was poured into
it; but when, as it boiled and bubblad
further, cooter came crawling out and
took his stand beside the complacent frog,
they broke and ran as though their lives
were at stake, declaring that ''de berry deb
bill da in dat potm 1t was only a clever,
well-executed trick, but the cooter settled
it, and the sorcerer was left severely alone
in his glory.
At Columbus, Wednesday, as the little
grandson of j. NJ Frazer, in buggy, &C
companied by small servant girl, was
nearing his home in Wynnton, they saw
coming in the direction of the city a deliv-
cry wagon, and as it was approaching very
closely, the little fellow drew as near the
sidewalk as possible, both he and the girl
calling to the driver of the wagon TO keep
further to the right. Not needing the cali,
ately ran into the buggy, breaking the shaft
on his side and causing the horse to run
away. The horse broke the harness and
turned the buggy over on the occupants,
who however, escaped without injury. The
driver sat upon his wagon looking back I'M
I'LL Une IrOllc was over, WDen ne laughed ana
proceeded on his way. Mr.. Frazer found,
upon inquiry, that the negroes name is Rob
ert Anderson, and that he drives for Messrs.
j. IL. Gabriel 81 Co.
Two jackson hunters, while among the
big hills or mountains of Butts county
few days since, made wonderful discovery.
One of the dogs struck trail and the hun
ter following the rugged mountain side,
saw his dog disappear in the bowels of the
earth. Procuring lantern he proceeded to
investigate the cave, and the Argus thus
tells of his visit to the underground cavern:
with lantern in one hand and his gun ready
cooked and primed in the other, our in
formant disappeared into the cave where
the foot of man had never trod before
After going some distance under the ground
he found that he was in spacious cavern
and the faint voice of his much loved dog
could be heard in the distance Nothing
daunted, he pressed forward half
feeling his way, expecting every moment TO
| meet terrible encounter with some raven
GUS beast as the indications at the mouth
of the cave showed that some wild animal
was making his home in this dark abode
After he had gone several hundred feet he
discovered numerous bones scattered around,
and while he was stopped with his hair
standing straight on his head, wondering
what 20 do, his ears were greeted with a
mighty roar like the falling of many waters
In the distance With n hurried stan he